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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102.NO.73
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1992
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KU student is Rhodes Scholar
Lawrence woman ends University's 10-year drought
By Delin Cormeny Kansan staff writer
Pam McElwee's parents have more than one reason to be happy about their daughter winning the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.
"They don't have to pay for graduate school," the Lawrence senior said, while laughing.
McEwle found out this weekend that she became the first KU woman and the first KU student in 10 years to win a Rhodes Scholarship, which will
pay for a two-year stint at Oxford University in England.
"It's just incredible," she said. "I'm incredibly excited."
She is one of 32 recipients chosen from among 100 national semi-finalists, which were chosen from among countless regional and state finalists.
"You've got to have a very clear sense of what you want to study," she said, "My interest is in developing countries and biology."
But McElwee considered luck to be an element.
"I'm not the best student to pass through in the past 10 years," she said. "It was just the right time."
The 21-year-old said she will graduate from KU in December with a bachelor's degree in political science and
environmental studies. At Oxford, she plans to complete a one-year master's degree program in forestry.
McEllwee has finished her course work forherdegrees andisaresearch assistant to Vice President-elect Al Gore's environmental policy adviser in Washington.
"I need to find something to do for another year," she said, because the scholarship will pay for two years of study. "I may study geography or biology. I'll just have to wait and see."
She said her goal was to work for a United Nations agency or an international development agency, possibly in Kenya, as an environmentalist.
She said that although she was pleased about winning the scholarship, she was also a bit nervous about
living up to the title of Rhodes Scholar.
"Obviously, I always put pressure on myself to do well," she said. "And now I have to prove that I deserve this scholarship, so it is going to be hard."
McEllwee's mother, Margery McElwee, said Pam was simply continuing a family tradition by studying science. Both parents are scientists.
"I'm overwhelmed she won," Margery McElwee said. "I'm still in a state of shock."
Margery McElwee teaches chemistry, math and physics at Eudora High School, and Carl McElwee is a professor of geophysics at KU.
The Rhodes Scholarships are awarded annually in honor of Cecil Rhodes, a South African statesman.
Toys For Tots gift drive to begin
Charity aims to bring Christmas spirit to underprivileged kids
By Courtney Bloomquist Special to the Kansan
Toys For Tots is a charity that will help fulfill underprivileged children's wishes for toys during the Christmas holidays.
With Christmas right around the corner, one of the first things on a child's mind is toys.
"Last year Toys For Tots served over 700 kids, and the need is expected to be larger this year," McNish said.
Jan McNish, office manager at Sunflower Cablevision, is in charge of the "Toys For Tots-Remember The Feeling" campaign this year. She said that for many years, the participation in the campaign has grown.
For the past three years, the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity has volunteered their efforts towards helping Sunflower Cablevision get the community involved in donating toys and money to Toys For Tots.
This year, Jake Anderson, Owatoma, Minn., senior and former vice president of Alpha Kappa Lambda, has been working very hard with McNish.
Anderson has contacted the residence halls, scholarship halls and the Greek organizations on campus and informed them about Toys For Tots.
He is asking members of these organizations to donate either money or time for the success of the project.
People who are willing to donate time will be asked to go to businesses to ask for their support in the project. Anderson said the main businesses that will be targeted are along Massachusetts Street, 23rd Street, and Iowa Street.
There is a 30-second advertisement that will be running on Sunflower Cable. Anderson appears in this advertisement that will help inform Douglas County about Toys For Tots. The Lawrence Daily Journal World will also be running advertisements for Toys For Tots.
In order to be a recipient of these toys, low income families have to apply through the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army will then set up an appointment for the parents of the children who will be receiving toys.
The number of businesses and people who participate in the project is outstanding. McNish said, "It is overwhelming how many neone people involved."
The parents can then come to the "toy shop" where they can choose which toy they want their child to have. A volunteer will take the families around and show them what is being offered.
McNish said that they receive a lot of dolls and Fisher-Price toys. With the money that is donated to Toys For Tots, gifts for teenagers are bought.
This year sponsors asked that homemade stockings be donated. McNish said, "Already over 500 stockings have been donated so it looks as if every child will be receiving a toy and their own Christmas stocking."
Last year over 5,500 toys were donated and every family that applied to any Douglas County social service agency received gifts that their children could open for Christmas.
Dave Severance, the production manager at Sunflower Cable, will be hosting the Toys For Tots telenton that will run live on Dec. 13th from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunflower Cable Channel 6.
Paul Kotz / KANSAN
Toys line the walls of a room at Sunflower Cablevision, 644 New Hampshire St. The toys are being collected for the local Toys for Tots campaign to benefit underprivileged children.
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